Dwight Howard wants to wash himself from Orlando. So on Wednesday night, the world’s greatest salesman met the world’s greatest free agent.

Let’s just say if Howard were an Amway prospect, his relatives would not be getting soap for Valentine’s Day.

Howard still wants out of Orlando. It doesn’t matter what kind of sales pitch DeVos devises. And he came up with about as good of one as possible Wednesday night.

The Magic thumped the Heat 102-89. Howard had 25 points, 24 rebounds and the high-decibel love of 18,972 fans at Amway Center.

DeVos is 85, gets around in a wheelchair and rarely attends Magic games. He hasn’t said much about the Dwight Drama. So when made an appearance Wednesday and assessed the situation, people listened.

“You never give up,” DeVos said. “We’ve got a great talent, great young man.”

Flattery will get you nowhere with Howard. The Magic could have beaten LeBron’s team by 200 points, and he’d have kept the same poker-faced stance.

That’s neutral enough to keep stringing the Magic along. They’re still holding out hope that Howard will be swayed by the $30 million more he can make by re-signing with Orlando.

And maybe he’ll be swayed by nights like Wednesday, when the supporting cast he griped about actually gave him support. Then in comes The Closer.

If there were a Sales Hall of Fame, DeVos would have an entire wing. He co-founded Amway in 1959 and somehow convinced millions of people to sell soap, shampoo, air purifiers and dietary supplements out of their garages.

“Our company has been about ‘How do I make other people richer?’” DeVos said.

He still gets fired up just talking about the concept. I’m just glad his handlers stepped in before I fell under his trance and signed up for my own Amway distributorship.

“Maybe I’m idealistic,” DeVos said. “But it’s worked well.”

Sure, if having $5 billion in the bank means things worked out well for a guy. So what would DeVos’ sales pitch be to Howard?

“Listen to the fans cheering tonight,” he said. “You have to move in life, but the loyalty you develop in a community is always remembered.

“But if you leave, you don’t pick it up in the next town. It’s not an add-on, you know, because you lose what you had.”

Howard’s view is that by staying he’d lose the thing that supposedly really matters—a decent shot at NBA titles. Feel free to question that, since New Jersey is on his trade wish list and the Bulls aren’t.

“That’s the reason most of us play the game. To win a championship,” he said. “It’s like LeBron. Both of us have had individual awards. Both of us have done our share.

“But one thing is missing. What really separates you from being a good player and a great player is those rings.”